Then & Now: Navigating Delaware’s Evolving Severe Weather Landscape
March 10, 2026
(For virtual attendees, visit https://udel.zoom.us/j/96000549051)

3:00pm Welcome Remarks

Danielle Swallow – Coastal Hazards Specialist, Delaware Sea Grant
• Celebrating our shared history
• Common weather myths

3:10pm Notable Events in Delaware’s Weather History

Tina Callahan – Associate Director and Assistant State Climatologist, UD
Center for Environmental Monitoring and Analysis (CEMA)
• History of Observing in Delaware
• Notable Storms and Extreme Past Events
• Historical and Future Trends in Extreme Events
3:30pm DEMA’s Top 10 Emergency Preparedness Tips

Nikki Testa – Senior Administrator for Community Outreach, Delaware
Emergency Management Agency (DEMA)

3:50pm Panel Discussion

1) Philip Cane – State Hazard Mitigation Officer, DEMA; 2) Nikki Testa, DEMA;
and 3) Tina Callahan, CEMA
• How have federal and state emergency management actions evolved?
• What is the outlook for federal hazard mitigation funding and disaster
response, given uncertainty over FEMA’s future?
• Additional thoughts for helping individuals and communities understand
or prepare for weather extremes?

4:10pm Audience Q&A
4:25pm Conclude